Teaching & learning
District profile / Illinois
Champaign CUSD 4
10,598
Students
2024-25 school year
20
Schools
2024-25 school year
$16,202
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Illinois median
13.9
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6
Champaign CUSD 4 is a public school district based in Champaign, Illinois, serving 10,598 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 530 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Geovanny Ponce. It spends about $16,202 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Champaign CUSD 4 compares
Champaign CUSD 4Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$211.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 8%State 26%Local 66%
| Measure | Champaign CUSD 4 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,202 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,056 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $184.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $211.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 765 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,061 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 393 | 490 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Geovanny Ponce
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles CUSD 303Saint Charles | 11,731 | 18 | $18,087 | 13.3 | #18 |
| CUSD 200Wheaton | 11,639 | 20 | $17,321 | 13.3 | #19 |
| Palatine CCSD 15Palatine | 11,321 | 20 | $16,859 | 13.5 | #20 |
| Aurora West USD 129Aurora | 11,020 | 17 | $14,838 | 14.7 | #21 |
| Champaign CUSD 4Champaign · this district | 10,598 | 20 | $16,202 | 13.9 | #22 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Clark County SchoolsJeffersonville, IN | 10,645 | $9,106 | 15.3 |
| Waterloo Community School DistrictWaterloo, IA | 10,635 | $12,799 | 13.4 |
| Lowndes CountyValdosta, GA | 10,618 | $10,427 | 13.6 |
| Erie City School DistrictErie, PA | 10,593 | $14,138 | 12.9 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-il-champaign-cusd-4